This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1209115
Working Together to SucceedHow Can Connect@RIT Project Transform RIT?
Faculty Institute on Teaching and Learning (FITL), RIT, 22 May 2013
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NSF Grant Leadership Team Margaret Bailey - PI (KGCOE), Maureen Valentine – co PI (CAST), Sharon Mason – co PI (GCCIS), Carol Marchetti – co PI (COS), John-Paul Hatala – co PI (CAST), Kerry Ivers – SP (NSF ADVANCE Connect@RIT), Stefi Baum – SP (COS), Kijana Crawford – SP (COLA), Sue Foster – SP (NTID), Other SP: Bill Destler, Jeremy Haefner, Lynn Wild, Renée
Baker, Kevin McDonald, Hector Flores, Kit Mayberry
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Today’s Panel• Margaret Bailey (KGCOE)• Maureen Valentine (CAST) • Carol Marchetti (COS)• John-Paul Hatala (CAST)• Kijana Crawford (COLA)• Sue Foster (NTID)• Wendy Dannels (NTID)• Kerry Ivers (NSF ADVANCE Connect@RIT)
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Objectives of Today’s Session
• Answer the question: What is the NSF ADVANCE Connect@RIT project?
• Learn more about key program elements
• Identify faculty participants’ future interests and needs
• Help us understand people’s willingness to talk about RIT’s culture
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Clicker Exercise #1:What is the NSF ADVANCE
Connect@RIT project all about?1. Advancing faculty scholarship and research2. Pushing semester conversion3. Promoting on-line course development4. Creating intersession courses5. Transforming RIT to a university that attracts,
retains, and advances more women faculty
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NSF ADVANCE Connect@RIT
• 5-year, $3.2 million NSF ADVANCE grant funded project to encourage institutional transformation.
• Key objective: enhance the recruitment, retention and advancement of women faculty in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and social and behavioral sciences (SBS).
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Defining Project Success• Outcomes are self-defined and used to evaluate
transformation progress Increase representation of women within STEM faculty
candidate pools (from 20% to 30%) Achieve higher retention rate for T/TT female faculty
(closely match those for male peers) Increase the representation of women faculty in
targeted departments with less than 20% (reduce current % of such departments by 50%)
Increase the % of women in academic tenure track leadership positions (match representation)
• Supported by a series of initiatives and activities
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How Will These Goals Be Achieved?
• Support the Institute in strengthening and refining targeted institutional structures.
• Improve the quality of the work-life balance at RIT.
• Enhance the working environment and support faculty career advancement, with a focus on female faculty.
• Establish sustainable, inclusive and accessible RIT networks that support career goals for all RIT faculty.
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Connect@RIT Programming
• Leverage grant to support faculty in their TEACHING, SCHOLARSHIP, and SERVICE activities.
Support the recruitment, retention, advancement, and mentoring of outstanding female faculty members for their continued success
• Incorporates a multi-frame approach with four strategic areas:o Structural; Political; Human Resources; and
SymbolicConnectivity
Series
Director/Department Head/Chair
(Education & Grants Program)
Leadership/Career Development
(Education & Grants Program)
Eminent Scholar (Grants Program)
Refine Faculty Recruitment Process
COACHE Survey
Dual Career Hire Initiatives
Refine Faculty Mentoring Program
Faculty Exit Interview Process
Automatic Tenure Clock Extension for
Birth/Adoption
Revise Women’s Commission
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What’s the Basic Approach?
Research & Best Practices
Programs &Policies
Connect@RIT
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Connect@RIT Research Elements• Based on social resources theory.
o Goals accomplished through effective use of social networks
• Social Networking Behavior Studyo Understand faculty’s perceptions and experiences
• Research includes a focus on “lived experiences” of two key faculty sub-populations:o AALANA Womeno Deaf and Hard of Hearing Women
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Clicker Exercise #2:What Do Women Faculty Need to Succeed and Thrive at RIT?
1. Mentoring2. Assistance with research and publications3. Improved networking skills4. Strong self-agency5. Keen self awareness6. Negotiation skills7. All of the above8. None of the above - others
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Break-out Session:What else do women faculty need to succeed and thrive at RIT?
1. At your table discuss the above question.2. Record thoughts from group members on easel.3. Select table representative to summarize above to
share with everyone in the session.
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Wrap-up:What’s next?
• How can you become more involved?• Visit EXPO NSF ADVANCE Connect@RIT booth to
learn more and “sign-up”• Consider supporting Allies and Advocates• Giveaway• Comment card
oWhat else do you wish that we had talked about today?
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1209115
Thank-you and Questions?
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